Following news of a staggering auction price upwards of $650,000 USD for a truck trailer painted at the 1998 Glastonbury music festival by street artist Banksy and London-based artist Inkie, the backstory behind the creation of the extremely rare piece of art has surfaced on the web. The story begins with a recollection of the two street artists creating the sketch for the mural in a pub before heading to the festival. Representing one of the last freehand paintings by Banksy before his fame and notoriety for stencil-based art work, the colossal 32-foot mural, entitled Silent Majority, features military-type characters raiding a beach with a sound system as adjacent graffiti letters complement the imagery. Take a look at the rare mural by Banksy and Inkie above.. Source: HypeBeast

The long awaited start of the 2015 NBA Finals is finally here, and the Golden State Warriors will host the Cleveland Cavaliers for a pivotal Game 1. A match-up few predicted at the inception of the season — but now love to claim that they did — properly places the two best teams, head-to-head, in one of the most unpredictable Finals in recent years. That unpredictability is largely based in the fact that the Warriors and Cavs do two completely different things, with two completely different superstars, and with two completely “green” head coaches. But nonetheless, we think we’ve figured out what to watch for in the Finals. And believe it or not, we might be right.

If you’re familiar with the case of the West Memphis Three, you’ll be aware that attempting to condense the complexity, length, and injustice of it all into a few paragraphs is near impossible. If you’re unfamiliar with it, then watching the excellent Paradise Lost trilogy of documentaries—as well as Amy Berg’s equally fantastic West of Memphis—serves as a good introduction to this astonishing story.

In short, the West Memphis Three are Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. They were three boys from West Memphis, Arkansas, aged between 16 and 18, who in 1993 were arrested and convicted for the murder and sexual mutilation of three eight-year-old boys—Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers. Due to the apparent acts of mutilation it was accused that what had taken place was in fact a satanic ritual—human sacrifices. The pressure on the police to solve the heinous crime was huge, which, combined with the town having a history of supposed witchcraft and satanic practices, left a community shattered and in terrifying fear. Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin were picked up as they were known friends and were into what a lot of alienated teenagers were into: heavy metal, wearing black, being left alone, and doing their own thing.

“UFC women’s champ Ronda Rousey had fought her way to the top of MMA. Her success, coupled with her beauty, has helped her become a household name outside the sport… translating into modeling and movies.

The 28-year-old superstar was recently profiled by HBO’s Real Sports, who offered a look into her past, her struggles, and climb to the top.

During the interview, Rousey offers her thoughts on being being named the top pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, her impact on the betterment for women in society, and her signature move, the armbar..” -Source: Baller Status